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<h1>GUI Builder Connection Wizard: Enter Parameters</h1>
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<p>In the Enter Parameters page of the Connection wizard, you can choose to get the parameter from any of the following:</p>

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<td align="left" headers="r2c1-t6 r1c2-t6">Enter the property value or method parameter into the text field. This option is available only if the value is a primitive type (<code dir="ltr">int</code>, float, and so on) or a <code dir="ltr">String</code>.</td>
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<p>Bean</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r3c1-t6 r1c2-t6">Acquire the value from a bean on the form. This option is available only if there are beans of the specified type to choose from (for example, type Component or Object).</td>
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<p>Property</p>
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<td align="left" headers="r4c1-t6 r1c2-t6">Acquire the value from a property of a component on the form. Click the ellipsis (...) button to display a dialog box from which you can select the component and its property. Only properties of the correct type are listed.</td>
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<td align="left" headers="r5c1-t6 r1c2-t6">Acquire the value from a method call of a component on the form. Click the ellipsis (...) button to display a dialog box from which you can select the component and its method. Only methods that return the correct type and that do not take any parameters are listed.</td>
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<td align="left" headers="r6c1-t6 r1c2-t6">Write your own code to acquire the property or method parameter value.</td>
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<p>The source code generated for each of the parameters is displayed in the Generated Parameters Preview field.</p>
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